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Zoe Kazan, an Indie Starlet on the Verge of Fame, Doesn't Need More 'Friends'new

Zoe Kazan is contemplating suicide. No, not in real life, where she’s doing just fine, thank you very much. But she’s had it with that dubious realm of interactivity known as Facebook. So it may be time for online suicide.
New York Press  |  Eric Kohn  |  03-11-2010  |  Profiles & Interviews

Harmony Korine Talks About Creating a World of 'Killing, Fucking and Burning'new

When I sat down with Korine last week before the world premiere of Trash Humpers, he hadn't done any interviews about it yet, and admitted that he wasn't quite sure how to express his intentions. So we hammered it out together.
New York Press  |  Eric Kohn  |  10-01-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

Some of Your Beeswax: Director Andrew Bujalski Chatsnew

If the word “mumblecore” ever meant anything in the first place, it definitely had something to do with Andrew Bujalski. The lo-fi indie director of Funny Ha Ha and Mutual Appreciation debuted his third feature, Beeswax, in March, and speaks about the film festival favorite.
New York Press  |  Eric Kohn  |  08-06-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

The Directors of 'Tokyo!' Explain What They Were Thinkingnew

One of the strangest anthology films of recent memory, Tokyo! unites the distinctive visions of three individualistic filmmakers: Michel Gondry, Leos Carax and Bong Joon-Ho. Needless to say, it's not your average tourist video.
New York Press  |  Eric Kohn  |  03-05-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

Kelly Reichardt on Working with Michelle Williams and the Realities of Being Poornew

A relentlessly independent director working far outside the confines of the studio system, Reichardt has fashioned a film that illuminates the ways in which people treat one another, from compassion to indifference, during tough times. She spoke us about her new film.
New York Press  |  Christopher Wallenberg  |  12-11-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

The Birth Monologuesnew

Producer Ricki Lake on the birth culture of the U.S.
New York Press  |  Jennifer Merin  |  01-10-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Horror's New Kingnew

Producer Guillermo del Toro on Almodovar, the female force in film and discrimination against kids in cinema.
New York Press  |  Jennifer Merin  |  01-03-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Esther B. Robinson on Danny Williamsnew

Factory and family search for the forgotten filmmaker in A Walk Into the Sea.
New York Press  |  Benjamin Sutton  |  12-13-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

'August Rush': Visualizing the Invisiblenew

Kirsten Sheridan speaks about her father's influence and the balance between genius and madness.
New York Press  |  Jennifer Merin  |  11-21-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Veteran New York Director Sidney Lumet Tells it Like it Isnew

Walking a fine line between vintage showbiz insights and contemporary industry know-how, Lumet discusses his latest project, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.
New York Press  |  Eric Kohn  |  10-25-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

'Murder Party' Kills Kids with Humor & Mayhemnew

"I guess the only real issue I have with hipsters and scenesters is intellectual snobbery. It drives me nuts," says director Jeremy Salnier. "Murder Party aims to take their scene and dumb it down with slapstick gags and gratuitous gore."
New York Press  |  Eric Kohn  |  10-18-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Anton Corbijn on His Biopic of Joy Division's Ian Curtisnew

"Control is about a boy -- where we see his dream and what happens when it turns out to be different than he thinks," Corbijn explains about his first feature film.
New York Press  |  Jennifer Merin  |  10-12-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Amir Bar-Lev Parses the Paintnew

He uncovers the dirty secrets of a child art prodigy in My Kid Could Paint That.
New York Press  |  Eric Kohn  |  10-04-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Ang Lee Touches His True Selfnew

"This movie is very personal for me. Not only because I'm going back to Chinese-language film. The characters in the movie, I find myself directing them with my personal knowledge, with feelings and things inside of me that I'm not aware of," explains Lee.
New York Press  |  Jennifer Merin  |  09-27-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Director David Cronenberg Discusses Existentialismnew

Cronenberg talks about doing the right thing, anguish and Viggo.
New York Press  |  Jennifer Merin  |  09-13-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

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